Project Lunchbox.... The Minus

[tedmcedd]

went to Stanford today! was very good! got some right good stuff!!

mk1 Heater


mk1 Numberplate Holders, ill get em in the blast cabinet!


some new stuffs:
braided front hoses, steering column bush, wipac headlamp bowls, accelorator cable


'ERA' bonnet bulge to cover my carbs


a few bits on the cheap!


Brittax seatbelts for £20!




finally....

I nearly cried when i saw this!! a real formula centre for my wheel i have!!!


cleaned up:


ooof!


Guess how much it cost me

yey! hehee!

Ed

[InimiaD]

Some tidy gear there, you jammy git.

[chris-pilling]

thats a nice wheel that Ted!

[cookie1071]

Yeh, i'm loving that wheel too Ted - bet you only paid fiver for that centre tho eh?!

[tedmcedd]

the formula centre.... A fiver you say... less than hehee! any more guesses??

[tedmcedd]

well, an update for you...

got my calipers built up with new seals, and braided hoses, got my front shocks on too


I stripped my mk1 heater and refurbed the motor, blasted the casing and a few other bits and got a few things in the good old crackle black




I started on my bonnet repairs.... not pretty now, but it will be once its done! lol






mmmmm!


took my seats down and started fettling the subframes... got loads still to do... grr!!

Ed

[JC T ONE]

Thats some nice parts you got there

we got the "big" Autumm auto jumble coming up soon.

not that I really need anything but always a excuse to get "out" - he he

love your steering wheel

good luck with the rest of your nice project



Jens Christian

[tedmcedd]

havent updated you all in a while!

well... its done! kind of... the interior isnt totally finished... has seats and a dash though... lol

MOT booked tomorrow... wish me luck!









as said I havent finished the interior, but here's the dash so far, the plywood will be black vinyl eventually...



Ed

[cookie1071]

Looks fantastic, congratulations on getting there. Esp. loving rear view, with fancy boot handle.

Cheers, Niall.

PS. That Q plate has got to go tho!

[guru_1071]

ted

that looks great

once its passed its mot you want to swop the plates for some pressed ones with the earlier font - they will suit the age of the car far better - that modern font just ruins old cars

i got a set for my mayfair and they look great

i wish i was still at uni and had loads of free time to spend on my cars.......

p.s, i see its having to slum it by sharing garage space with a 'w.o'

[rolesyboy]

Ted, would you mind telling me where you bought your black crackle paint from and what brand it is please? I can't seem to get hold of any. I am sure you used to be able to get it for MGB dashboards. Love the project. The steering wheel looks great.

[DD50]

MGB dash black crackle paint here:

http://www.mgocspares.co.uk/acatalog/MG ... ml#topanch

[Jeroen Booij]

Congratulations!
Well done, what a nice motor.

[chris-pilling]

Well it looks SUPER TED.. Haaa!

has it passed its mot ? i also asked about that paint its from frost and the brand is vht paint (very high temp) good for rocker covers too!

[tedmcedd]

Well its passed!! yey!

Im off down to Uni in it today! look out on the A1

bit of gutting news though....



caught on my tyre over a pot hole... its my own fault really... i didnt get new cones for the front because i was being a tight get... so it was far too low... so i got my dad to pick up some on his way home from work and we swapped them over and put the hi-los on too... needs adjusting again as the cones are settling in...

im super gutted, but im trying not to think about it and think about what a great car it is! its very quick indeed!

Ed

[guru_1071]

ed


yay!

gah!!!!

[JC T ONE]

Hey Ed

what a

dont know if you have Kent auto products around you?

they sell a Epoxy that is really strong, I mean REALLY REALLY strong

we used it to refit my wheelarches, to the new A panels, and -

I dropped a little onto the dirty garagefloor (this was 3 years ago)

and no one can get it off they all tried, kicking and hitting it -

but its still there just take care, if you use it, as it is EXTREMELY

unhealthy really smell toxic.

[JanWulf]

Bummer....... But congratulations for the MOT nevertheless!

@JC:
The unhealthier it smells, the better it usually is

[InimiaD]

Well done on getting the MOT.
Poo happens, but I'll bet there's a massive grin on your face when you drive the Minus and that'll more than make up for the mishap.

[tedmcedd]

yeah, i think i bonded them on too low... i need standard height shocks really to get it up a bit higher... what stiffness does people have their shocks at? ive got 15 clicks on the front and 12 on the back... still rub slightly... hmmm

the minus is great yeah, im down in hatfield now... the exhaust is blowing something rotten and it needs a good tune up... i stink and have a slightly light head... lol not good!!

i need a wheel bearing too.. oh, and my speedo is stupidly optermistic! hahaa!

oh what things we do!